§ 510-a. Suspension and revocation of commercial driver's licenses. 1.\nRevocation. A commercial driver's license shall be revoked by the\ncommissioner whenever the holder is convicted within or outside of this\nstate (a) of a felony involving the use of a motor vehicle except a\nfelony as described in paragraph (b) of this subdivision; (b) of a\nfelony involving manufacturing, distributing or dispensing a drug as\ndefined in section one hundred fourteen-a of this chapter or possession\nof any such drug with intent to manufacture, distribute or dispense such\ndrug in which a motor vehicle was used; (c) of a violation of\nsubdivision one or two of section six hundred of this chapter; (d) of\noperating a commercial motor vehicle when, as a result of prior\nviolations committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle, the\ndriver's commercial driver's license is revoked, suspended, or canceled,\nor the driver is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle;\n(e) has been convicted of causing a fatality through the negligent\noperation of a commercial motor vehicle, including but not limited to\nthe crimes of vehicular manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide;\nor (f) the commissioner determines that the holder has made a false\nstatement regarding information: (i) required by the federal motor\ncarrier safety improvement act of 1999 and Subpart J of Part 383 of\ntitle 49 of the code of federal regulations relating to a commercial\ndriver's license document in an application for a commercial driver's\nlicense; (ii) required by the federal motor carrier safety improvement\nact of 1999 and Part 383.71 (a) and (g) of title 49 of the code of\nfederal regulations relating to an initial commercial driver's license\nor existing commercial driver's license holder's self-certification in\nany of the self-certifications regarding the type of driving engaged or\nto be engaged in by the holder or regarding the non-applicability to the\nholder of the physical qualification requirements of the federal motor\ncarrier safety improvement act of 1999 and Part 391 of title 49 of the\ncode of federal regulations relating to qualifications of drivers; or\n(iii) required by the federal motor carrier safety improvement act of\n1999 and Part 383.71(h) of title 49 of the code of federal regulations\nrelating to commercial driver's license requirements in any medical\ncertificate.\n 2. Duration of revocation. (a) Except as otherwise provided in\nparagraph (b) of this subdivision, where revocation of a commercial\ndriver's license is mandatory pursuant to paragraph (a), (c), (d), (e)\nor (f) of subdivision one of this section no new commercial driver's\nlicense shall be issued for at least one year nor thereafter except in\nthe discretion of the commissioner, except that for revocations pursuant\nto paragraph (a), (c), (d) or (e) of subdivision one of this section, if\nsuch person has previously been found to have refused a chemical test\npursuant to section eleven hundred ninety-four of this chapter or has a\nprior conviction of any of the following offenses: any violation of\nsection eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, any violation of\nsubdivision one or two of section six hundred of this chapter, or any\nfelony involving the use of a motor vehicle pursuant to paragraph (a) of\nsubdivision one of this section, or has been convicted of operating a\ncommercial motor vehicle when, as a result of prior violations committed\nwhile operating a commercial motor vehicle, the driver's commercial\ndriver's license is revoked, suspended, or canceled, or the driver is\ndisqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle, or has been\nconvicted of causing a fatality through the negligent operation of a\ncommercial motor vehicle, including but not limited to the crimes of\nvehicular manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide, then such\ncommercial driver's license revocation shall be permanent.\n (b) Where revocation is mandatory pursu
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